𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓜𝓻𝓼. 𝓘𝓷𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓜𝓮𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽...

Chapter 104

"So, why didn't you tell me you were coming to town?", was the first question I asked my parents when I sat down next to them. They looked at each other then to me, and then my father said, "Well, we thought about telling you, but we felt guilty about not visiting you during Christmas so we wanted to make it up to you and surprise you." I nodded trying to see how the think it's okay. "Okay, but there's a reason I asked you to come during Christmas. You would have been able to meet all my friends in a time that was convenient for me, unlike now that I have other things to worry about and, not to disrespect you both, not focus on what my parents are doing and if they'll come to where I live now." They seemed taken aback and then my mom asked me, "Sweetie, where did you get that red leather jacket?"

I turned pale as I remembered I had my jacket on that I brought with me when I came to the boys' home last night. I glanced at Rem who was looking just as unsure as I was, but I didn't want to lie about our relationship. I took a deep breath and then faced my mother before answering, "Actually, mom, this was made for me by Remington Leith", I motioned to Remington who was sitting across from me and he waved at them with a small smile, "He also happens to be my boyfriend." They both then turned to me and glanced back and forth between Rem and me. I smiled to hide my guilt but I was a little relieved they finally knew. If only their reaction matched my hopes as my mother argued, "This boy who looks like a common greaser...is your boyfriend?" She said that like it almost made her vomit. "Yes, mom. Trust me, he didn't seem like my type at first, but then...he saved my life and I got to know him better and his brothers treat me like family and...I couldn't help but fall for how kind and selfless and sweet he is." Remington was smiling at me when I said that and I smiled back while blushing a little.

"Carina", my father then spoke up, "we understand if this is your first time with a boy you really like and treats you well", I was glaring then while they talked as if he wasn't right there, "but it just might not be smart if you fall so hard for someone you barely know." They just don't understand, they think this is some temporary crush or like a summer fling, but I've never felt love for a boy like Remington. "No, dad, you don't understand", I said to him in a firm tone, "This isn't like Justin, its not a crush. I'm in love with Remington and he loves me. He was there for me when you guys were supposed to be but weren't. He accepted me for what I've always been insecure about, and he wrote songs about me", I was starting to tear up while explaining to them, "He made me feel like the most perfect being when I felt like something was wrong with me and I was scared to give into my feelings for him, but", I took Rem's hand by then and he had shock in his eyes as I poured my heart out for him, "At this point since I met him, I can't imagine my life without him." He kissed my hand as he started crying too.

I took a deep breath and then turned to my parents again, "So, yes, Rem's my boyfriend, those are his brothers, Emerson and Sebastian, and they are a few of the people I've met here where I feel secure and loved and may have found a new home for myself. That was all I wanted you to know last Christmas, that I am happy and comfortable and living so much better than back when I lived with you two." I didn't mean to sound so harsh, but it was the truth, Rem and his brothers must have been feeling awkward by how tense I made it, and it got worse when my big-mouthed mother blurted out, "Are you doing this to us because of what happened before you came here?" My mouth fell open in shock and appall as the words were loud enough for the boys to hear and I hated my parents then and there. I shook my head and stood up from sitting next to them and declared, "How dare you? You have no right to bring that up and I do not want to see you again if you're going to be judgmental about everything that makes me happy like you've always done. If you have any shred of dignity left and any respect for me, you'll go back home and never contact me again."

With that, I stormed out of the diner and drove back home with intense rage burning inside of me. Why did I ever want them to visit me if I knew they would be like this? I made a mistake visiting them last Thanksgiving and now I regret everything asking them to come see me. I practically confessed my innermost love that I have for Remington in front of him and my parents, and they didn't see how he looked at me like I was the most precious thing in his life and how happy I was when he kissed my hand. When I got back home, I threw myself on the bed and screamed in my pillows. I don't understand what my friends see in me that makes them believe I'm such a perfect person. If they knew how I was raised, I felt anything other than perfect and it shows if they know me well. I hated the world for another hour or so when I heard a knock on my door and I walked towards it not wanting to see my parents, "Mom, Dad, I told you, I don't want to see-", when I opened it, I was surprised to see Remington standing there and looking scared at my defensive expression.

"Do I look like your mom or dad?", he asked with an teasing smile, I smiled back and said, "No. You're taller than my mom and you don't have a mustache like my dad." He chuckled lightly and then came in and kissed my forehead. "Are you okay, Carina?", he asked me with worry in his tone, my heart aching for how much he cares about me, "That was pretty...heated, and I'd hate to see you so upset about your parents." Then he pulled me close and started smirking, "Though, it was kind of nice when you told them how much you loved me. That was pretty bold of you and...", he leaned in my ear and spoke in a low voice, "confident." That made my skin crawl and sent shivers though my skeleton. I blushed hard and looked down in embarrassment, and he placed two gentle fingers under my chin and lift my head up to see him smiling so beautifully and gazing intently into my eyes. He leaned in slowly and kissed me like he's never kissed me before and I found myself pushing him against the door and then he flipped us around and kept kissing me against the door.

"Remington", I muttered in between our kisses, "Yes, ma chérie?", he responded as he held me close to him and started kissing down my jaw and then my neck, "I...I need to tell you something." "What's that?", he said with his lips still pressing against my skin, I did my best to speak as my breath was being taken away by his gentle touch, "I..need to explain...what I did after high school...before I came here." He stopped kissing me then, and looked at me with a confused look. I had been avoiding this moment for much too long since we were together, but after my parents almost spilled my secret, he deserves to hear it from me instead of them. I led us to sit on the couch and I crossed my heart and said a small prayer in my heart that after telling him what happened, he would still love me as if I never did anything that would hurt him and he wouldn't change his mind about me.

O!M!F!G!!!! The moment you've all been waiting for since the beginning of the story, is finally coming to light! What exactly is so scary about this secret that makes Carina scared to lose Remington, the only boy she's ever loved in her life? The secret is about to be revealed very soon... 😉😉😉🤔🤔🤔🤐🤐🤐